Australia will crush England at The Oval

[Alexander's Horse]

Either that or there will be firing squads when the team returns to Australia

The New Zealanders are backing England. Typical

[Cort Haus]

Re: Australia will crush England at The Oval

Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
The New Zealanders are backing England.

New Zealand

I think most of the cricketing world wants to see you lose. You've been outplayed, and you know you have.

[reds4ever]

Re: Australia will crush England at The Oval

Originally posted by Alexander's Horse


The New Zealanders are backing England. Typical

Small country syndrome eh? We have the same problem with the Scots.

For the first time in my life, I'm actually interested in a Test Match, I bet it rains......

[Provost Harrison]

Australia will crush England at The Oval

[Lung]

Not if Hayden's still in the side. Oh, he is? Oops...

We can win, but only if we win the toss.

We've got into this situation because Buchanan has sat on his arse the past few years profiting from Australia's great side. Now we see that he hasn't been preventing slides in technique among players. Not in bowling, batting or even fielding. He even claims that "it is not part of his job". Obviously, even his motivation and game plans aren't working, because Ponting has made dumb decisions such as sending the Poms into bat on a batsman's paradise.

Yet, with Warnie weaving his magic, even in batting with his awful technique (relying instead on his fabulous hand-eye coordination), and Pigeon rattling their stumps, we have a decent chance if we bat first.

Could you imagine the Poms chasing any sort of total on the fifth day with Warnie bowling at 'em? He'd be sledging, smirking, and generally making them look like the hopeless Poms they were in the good 'ol days

They'd fair dinkum **** themselves

I would have arsed Hayden and Martyn, put Gilchrist up to open and brought in Hussey to bat and either Watson as an all-rounder or MacGill to double the pain to the Poms in the spin department.

That said, Hayden is a great, but keeping him in the side is tarnishing his reputation needlessly.

[Maquiladora]

Where is the 5-0 series win McGrath told us would happen?

What a let down

[reds4ever]

So, all we need is a couple of days of rain and we win?

[Maquiladora]

Two full days washed out would do nicely, but its just gonna be spells.

Looks like at least 2 days will have some rain.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=0008

[Lung]

I'm sure that because cricket was invented in England that a test match was only made to be five days to allow for two days of rain

[Havak]

Five days of rain would be fine. We'd prefer to win it outright and send the Aussies home to the inevitable public enquiry and subsequent hangings they will face back in the Colony - but rain will do.

[TheStinger]

We're batting first.

roll on a score of 500+

[Cort Haus]

England need to bat like a team of Boycotts. Stay in till saturday lunchtime and we'll be fine.

[MikeH]

When I was in New Zealand everyone I met always agreed that they'd support anyone against the Aussies.

[Cort Haus]

Good catch by Hayden. Best thing he's done all summer.

[Cort Haus]

Bell sucks.